Language skills define how effectively someone can understand and communicate in a given language. In a globalized workforce, proficiency in key languages supports collaboration, service delivery, and cross-functional productivity.
Bryq’s Language Skills Assessments are designed to measure practical language competence aligned with the CEFR framework (A1–C2). Each assessment evaluates comprehension and usage through real-world tasks and workplace-relevant content.
Whether you're hiring for international roles, evaluating communication readiness, or building multilingual teams, these assessments help you ensure candidates have the language abilities their role demands.
Why Language Skills Matter
Language proficiency isn’t just a communication tool; it’s a performance enabler. In roles that involve collaboration, documentation, customer interaction, or compliance, the ability to operate confidently in a target language directly affects the quality of work and outcomes.
Assessing language skills allows you to:
Ensure candidates meet baseline communication requirements
Avoid miscommunication risks in technical or regulated roles
Align language proficiency with role complexity and level
Make informed hiring and upskilling decisions
Support international growth and team integration
While soft skills shape how people work together and hard skills determine what they can do, language skills ensure they can understand and be understood, within and across organizations.
When to Assess Language Skills
Language assessments are relevant across a wide range of industries and positions, especially when roles require:
Reading or writing reports, manuals, or documentation
Speaking with clients, customers, or partners
Participating in meetings or presentations
Understanding instructions, safety protocols, or compliance standards
Operating in multinational or multilingual teams
Use language assessments when you need to:
Verify communication readiness for roles that require reading, writing, or speaking in a specific language
Evaluate candidates for international, customer-facing, or multilingual environments
Replace self-reported language levels with objective, standardized data
Support internal mobility, upskilling, or relocation initiatives across language zones
Ensure compliance or safety where understanding instructions and documentation is critical
Benchmark language proficiency to align with training, onboarding, or certification pathways
Assessment Specs
Format: 16 multiple-choice questions (MCQs)
Completion time: Depends on the assessment level.
Basic User: 12’
Independent User: 15’
Advanced User: 18’
Content Areas: Reading, Listening, Grammar, Vocabulary
Scoring: Score based on correct answers
Levels Available: A1/A2 (Basic), B1/B2 (Independent), C1/C2 (Advanced)
Framework: CEFR-aligned (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
Dynamic content: Full question shuffling for test security.
Language Skills Catalog
Explore our growing list of language skill assessments:
English
Assesses English proficiency by evaluating grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and listening skills in everyday social and workplace situations.
Available in three levels:
Basic User (CEFR A1–A2)
Independent User (CEFR B1–B2)
Advanced User (CEFR C1–C2)
German
Assesses German language ability through tasks focused on grammar, vocabulary, reading, and listening. Content reflects common workplace and social contexts.
Available in three levels:
Basic User (CEFR A1–A2)
Independent User (CEFR B1–B2)
Advanced User (CEFR C1–C2)
Understanding Language Scores
Each assessment is scored from 0 to 100, based on the candidate’s responses to level-appropriate questions. The score reflects how well the candidate performed within that level band, and can be used to estimate their position within the broader CEFR framework.
How to Interpret Scores
Beginner (CEFR A1-A2)
Score Range | Interpretation | Detailed Descriptor |
0–39
(Poor)
| Below A1 | Is not yet consistently demonstrating A1-level abilities. Performance suggests an early stage of language development, where familiarity with very basic vocabulary and structures is still forming. |
40–59
(Average)
| Solid A1 | Demonstrates growing control over familiar words and expressions and can manage short exchanges related to immediate needs or personal information. |
60–79
(Good)
| Competent A2 | Can understand and use common expressions related to everyday situations and can communicate in simple and direct ways on routine topics. |
80–100
(Exceptional)
| Strong A2 / Near B1 | Performs confidently within A2-level contexts and is beginning to show readiness for more structured and slightly more detailed communication. |
Intermediate (CEFR B1-B2)
Score Range | Interpretation | Detailed Descriptor |
0–39
(Poor)
| Below B1 | Is not yet demonstrating consistent B1-level ability. Responses indicate limited ability to engage with B1-level content in a reliable or sustained way. Consider evaluating the candidate using the Beginner English Assessment (A1/A2 level) to better understand their current proficiency. |
40–59
(Average)
| Solid B1 | Demonstrates reliable ability to understand and convey information on familiar matters. Can manage routine exchanges with some flexibility, though may still struggle with more detailed or extended communication. |
60–79
(Good)
| Competent B2 | Can handle a wide range of straightforward and some more complex tasks. They can express ideas and opinions with relative clarity and follow main points in extended input, though errors or lapses may still occur in less familiar contexts. |
80–100
(Exceptional)
| Strong B2 / Ready for C1 | Shows consistent performance with good control over B2-level content. Can interact fluently in most situations, including less familiar ones, and shows early signs of readiness to engage with more abstract or structured language tasks typical of C1. |
Advanced (CEFR C1-C2)
Score Range | Interpretation | Detailed Descriptor |
0–39
(Poor)
| Below C1 | Is not yet demonstrating consistent C1-level performance. Consider evaluating the candidate with the Intermediate English Assessment (B1/B2 level) to better gauge their operational language range. |
40–59
(Average)
| Solid C1 | Can understand and respond to a range of demanding content and can communicate effectively in more complex and structured situations. |
60–79
(Good)
| Competent C2 | Demonstrates strong control of C1-level language and begins to show the flexibility and precision needed for more advanced, nuanced communication. |
80–100
(Exceptional)
| Strong C2 / Near-native | Operates with near-native fluency and performs with ease across a wide range of advanced tasks, showing well-developed control, subtlety, and confidence in both understanding and expression. |
Explore Further
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